The masonryarch bridges of stone or brick are the most genuine of arch bridges, some lasting a thousand years. Because they are made of worked stone, there is a slight chance they might even stand without mortar, like the Pont du Gard aqueduct. Yet arch bridges using rough hewn stones like Changhong Bridge need mortar to stand. Arches with a core of reinforced concrete covered by facade stone for decoration are not to be included in this list, the load-bearing part of the arch should be cut stone or brick, or as follows, unreinforced concrete.
In a closed spandrel stone arch bridge the hollow space can be filled with rubble and loose material. It can also be filled with concrete, in which case the filling itself become able to bear load in addition to the load carried by the ring of voussoirs. If the voussoir stones are thin they can not take a lot of weight so instead it is the concrete filling that becomes the structural part of the arch. The next step is to remove the voussoir stones completely, or only use them as facade stones. An unreinforced concrete arch is technically a masonry arch that use only very small stones, that is the aggregate of the concrete, sand and gravel. Such an arch would not stand without mortar.
Some modern bridges are built masonry style with precast concrete blocks, like Gladesville Bridge that has a span of 305 metres (1000 ft). These types are not in this list because their blocks are most likely made of reinforced concrete, that may make the assembled arch to have more in common with a modern reinforced concrete arch than a stone masonry arch.
Building new masonry arch bridges today is a solely Chinese business. There are 18 stone arch bridges with spans exceeding 100 m (330 ft).[1] There are probably several dozens of stone arches exceeding 40m in the Fujian province only.[2] Almost all bridges were built after 1950.
This list contains the longest masonry arch spans ever built being at least 50 metres (164 ft).
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Further readingedit
Wai-Fah, Chen; Lian, Duan (2013). Handbook of International Bridge Engineering. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN978-1-4398-1029-3.
Ewert, Sven (2003). John Wiley & Sons (ed.). Brucken. ISBN3-433-01612-7.
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The masonry arch bridges of stone or brick are the most genuine of arch bridges some lasting a thousand years Because they are made of worked stone there is a slight chance they might even stand without mortar like the Pont du Gard aqueduct Yet arch bridges using rough hewn stones like Changhong Bridge need mortar to stand Arches with a core of reinforced concrete covered by facade stone for decoration are not to be included in this list the load bearing part of the arch should be cut stone or brick or as follows unreinforced concrete In a closed spandrel stone arch bridge the hollow space can be filled with rubble and loose material It can also be filled with concrete in which case the filling itself become able to bear load in addition to the load carried by the ring of voussoirs If the voussoir stones are thin they can not take a lot of weight so instead it is the concrete filling that becomes the structural part of the arch The next step is to remove the voussoir stones completely or only use them as facade stones An unreinforced concrete arch is technically a masonry arch that use only very small stones that is the aggregate of the concrete sand and gravel Such an arch would not stand without mortar Some modern bridges are built masonry style with precast concrete blocks like Gladesville Bridge that has a span of 305 metres 1000 ft These types are not in this list because their blocks are most likely made of reinforced concrete that may make the assembled arch to have more in common with a modern reinforced concrete arch than a stone masonry arch The Maidenhead Railway Bridge may have the two longest arches made of bricks 39 metres 128 ft Building new masonry arch bridges today is a solely Chinese business There are 18 stone arch bridges with spans exceeding 100 m 330 ft 1 There are probably several dozens of stone arches exceeding 40m in the Fujian province only 2 Almost all bridges were built after 1950 This list contains the longest masonry arch spans ever built being at least 50 metres 164 ft Rank Name Spanmetres Spanfeet Note Year opened Location Country Ref 1 Danhe Bridge fr 丹河大桥 146 m 479 ft Concrete deck 2001 Jincheng Shanxi35 28 15 0 N 112 59 43 0 E 35 470833 N 112 995278 E 35 470833 112 995278 China 3 4 2 Wuchaohe Bridge乌巢河大桥 120 m 394 ft Concrete deck 1990 Fenghuang County Hunan28 04 42 3 N 109 23 58 7 E 28 078417 N 109 399639 E 28 078417 109 399639 China S 1 3 Jiuxigou Bridge九溪溝橋 116 m 381 ft Concrete deck 1972 Fengdu County Chongqing29 47 09 1 N 107 49 27 9 E 29 785861 N 107 824417 E 29 785861 107 824417 China S 2 4 Changhong Bridge长虹桥 112 m 367 ft 1961 Kaiyuan Yunnan23 48 55 9 N 103 16 34 4 E 23 815528 N 103 276222 E 23 815528 103 276222 China S 3 5 Fushun Tuojiang Bridge富顺红旗大桥 111 m 364 ft 1968 Fushun County Sichuan29 10 57 8 N 105 00 22 1 E 29 182722 N 105 006139 E 29 182722 105 006139 China 5 6 Shengli Bridge 108 m 354 ft 1989 China 5 7 First Sizhuang Bridge 108 m 354 ft 1996 China 5 8 Xianfeng Aqueduct Bridge险峰渡槽 106 m 348 ft 1976 Ci County Hebei36 25 01 6 N 114 05 23 7 E 36 417111 N 114 089917 E 36 417111 114 089917 China 6 9 Huwan Bridge 105 m 344 ft 1972 Henan China 7 10 New Tongshan Bridge 105 m 344 ft 1977 China 5 11 First Danhe Bridge 105 m 344 ft 1983 China 5 12 Jiangpinghe Bridge 105 m 344 ft 1990 China 5 13 Yugong Bridge 102 m 335 ft 1970 China 5 14 Gongtan Bridge 100 m 328 ft 1954 China 5 15 Youduhe Bridge游渡河大桥 100 m 328 ft 1973 Jiangjin District Chongqing28 52 23 4 N 106 20 12 4 E 28 873167 N 106 336778 E 28 873167 106 336778 China 5 16 Hongdu Bridge红渡桥 100 m 328 ft 1977 Mashan County Du an County Guangxi23 50 29 2 N 108 09 04 1 E 23 841444 N 108 151139 E 23 841444 108 151139 China S 4 17 Longwu Bridge 100 m 328 ft 1979 Guangxi China 7 18 Fujin Bridge 100 m 328 ft 2003 China 5 19 Jianjin Bridge 100 m 328 ft China 20 Daliushu Bridge 100 m 328 ft China 21 Jin shan Bridge金山大桥 99 m 325 ft 1972 Hua an County Fujian24 55 23 7 N 117 30 16 7 E 24 923250 N 117 504639 E 24 923250 117 504639 China 5 22 Xiaoduchuan Bridge现有红江桥 97 m 318 ft 1970 Enshi City Hubei30 17 50 7 N 109 28 45 2 E 30 297417 N 109 479222 E 30 297417 109 479222 China 8 23 Pont de la Liberation fr 96 m 315 ft Unreinforced concrete archesConcrete deck 1919 Villeneuve sur Lot Lot et Garonne44 24 17 2 N 0 42 20 5 E 44 404778 N 0 705694 E 44 404778 0 705694 France S 5 24 Syratal Viaduct de 90 m 295 ft 1905 Plauen Saxony50 29 56 4 N 12 07 35 8 E 50 499000 N 12 126611 E 50 499000 12 126611 Germany S 6 25 Longmen Bridge龙门大桥 90 m 295 ft Two 60 meter side spans 1961 Luoyang Henan34 33 33 0 N 112 28 21 4 E 34 559167 N 112 472611 E 34 559167 112 472611 China S 7 26 Solkan Bridge 85 m 279 ft Destroyed in 1916Rebuilt in 1927 1906 Nova Gorica Goriska45 58 43 5 N 13 39 06 3 E 45 978750 N 13 651750 E 45 978750 13 651750 Slovenia S 8 27 Adolphe Bridge 84 m 276 ft Concrete deck 1904 Luxembourg City49 36 30 5 N 6 07 36 9 E 49 608472 N 6 126917 E 49 608472 6 126917 Luxembourg S 9 28 Bridge of Stones fr Pont des Pierres 80 m 262 ft Destroyed in 1944 1910 Montanges Ain46 09 55 0 N 5 48 40 3 E 46 165278 N 5 811194 E 46 165278 5 811194 France S 10 29 Roizonne Viaduct fr 79 m 259 ft 1928 La Mure Isere44 54 51 0 N 5 49 44 7 E 44 914167 N 5 829083 E 44 914167 5 829083 France S 11 30 Trezzo sull Adda Bridge 72 m 236 ft Destroyed in 1416 1377 Trezzo sull Adda Lombardy45 36 43 8 N 9 31 24 7 E 45 612167 N 9 523528 E 45 612167 9 523528 Italy S 12 31 Steyrling Bridge 70 m 230 ft 1904 Steyrling Upper Austria47 48 15 4 N 14 09 47 5 E 47 804278 N 14 163194 E 47 804278 14 163194 Austria 9 32 Sidi Rached Bridge fr 68 m 223 ft 1912 Constantine Constantine Province36 21 45 1 N 6 36 49 6 E 36 362528 N 6 613778 E 36 362528 6 613778 Algeria S 13 33 Union Arch Bridge 67 m 220 ft 1864 Cabin John Maryland38 58 22 1 N 77 08 54 8 W 38 972806 N 77 148556 W 38 972806 77 148556 United States S 14 34 Sonnborner Eisenbahnbrucke de 66 m 217 ft 1914 Wuppertal North Rhine Westphalia51 14 30 4 N 7 06 11 3 E 51 241778 N 7 103139 E 51 241778 7 103139 Germany S 15 35 Veresk Bridge 66 m 217 ft 1936 Veresk Mazandaran Province35 54 12 0 N 52 59 24 9 E 35 903333 N 52 990250 E 35 903333 52 990250 Iran S 16 36 Gutach Bridge 64 m 210 ft 1900 Lenzkirch Baden Wurttemberg47 53 00 4 N 8 15 08 0 E 47 883444 N 8 252222 E 47 883444 8 252222 Germany S 17 37 Kempten Iller Road Bridge de 64 m 210 ft Tamped concrete arch 1906 Kempten Bavaria47 42 54 9 N 10 19 19 1 E 47 715250 N 10 321972 E 47 715250 10 321972 Germany S 18 38 Kempten Iller Railway Bridge de 64 m 210 ft Tamped concrete arch 1906 Kempten Bavaria47 42 53 2 N 10 19 19 7 E 47 714778 N 10 322139 E 47 714778 10 322139 Germany S 18 39 La Balme Bridge fr 64 m 210 ft 1946 Peyrieu Ain La Balme Savoie45 42 32 3 N 5 43 36 3 E 45 708972 N 5 726750 E 45 708972 5 726750 France S 19 40 Luitpold Bridge de 63 m 207 ft 1901 Munich Bavaria48 08 30 2 N 11 35 42 7 E 48 141722 N 11 595194 E 48 141722 11 595194 Germany S 20 41 Max Joseph Bridge de 63 m 207 ft 1902 Munich Bavaria48 08 57 0 N 11 35 54 7 E 48 149167 N 11 598528 E 48 149167 11 598528 Germany S 21 42 Grosvenor Bridge 61 m 200 ft 1832 Chester North West England53 11 00 9 N 2 53 46 0 E 53 183583 N 2 896111 E 53 183583 2 896111 United Kingdom S 22 43 Lavaur Viaduct fr 61 m 200 ft 1884 Lavaur Tarn43 42 11 8 N 1 49 26 5 E 43 703278 N 1 824028 E 43 703278 1 824028 France S 23 44 Pont du Gour Noir 60 m 197 ft 1889 Uzerche Saint Ybard Correze45 25 10 0 N 1 32 01 0 E 45 419444 N 1 533611 E 45 419444 1 533611 France S 24 45 Wechselburg Gohrer Bridge 60 m 197 ft 1904 Wechselburg Saxony50 58 46 3 N 12 45 52 2 E 50 979528 N 12 764500 E 50 979528 12 764500 Germany S 25 46 Orkla Bridge no 60 m 197 ft 1921 Rennebu Sor Trondelag62 43 30 4 N 9 59 49 7 E 62 725111 N 9 997139 E 62 725111 9 997139 Norway 10 47 Huanghugang Bridge黄虎港大桥 60 m 197 ft 1959 Hupingshanzhen Hunan29 55 41 2 N 110 47 31 6 E 29 928111 N 110 792111 E 29 928111 110 792111 China S 26 48 Wallstrassenbrucke 57 m 187 ft Tamped concrete archDestroyed in 1945 1905 Ulm Baden Wurttemberg Germany S 27 49 Skodje Bridge 57 m 187 ft 1922 Skodje More og Romsdal62 30 09 1 N 6 36 59 6 E 62 502528 N 6 616556 E 62 502528 6 616556 Norway 11 10 50 Escot Viaduct 56 m 184 ft 1909 Escot Pyrenees Atlantiques43 04 14 0 N 0 36 21 6 W 43 070556 N 0 606000 W 43 070556 0 606000 France S 28 51 Ballochmyle Viaduct 55 m 180 ft 1848 Mauchline Catrine East Ayrshire55 29 58 1 N 4 21 44 7 W 55 499472 N 4 362417 W 55 499472 4 362417 United Kingdom S 29 52 Wiesen Viaduct 55 m 180 ft 1909 Davos Wiesen Grisons46 41 39 9 N 9 42 46 3 W 46 694417 N 9 712861 W 46 694417 9 712861 Switzerland S 30 53 Pelussin Viaduct fr 55 m 180 ft 1919 Pelussin Loire45 24 57 0 N 4 40 43 3 E 45 415833 N 4 678694 E 45 415833 4 678694 France S 31 54 Rabastens Bridge 55 m x2 180 ft x2 Concrete deck 1924 Rabastens Coufouleux Tarn43 49 11 7 N 1 43 35 5 E 43 819917 N 1 726528 E 43 819917 1 726528 France S 32 55 Pont de Vieille Brioude 54 m 177 ft Destroyed many timesRebuilt in 1832 with 45 meters span 1479 Vieille Brioude Haute Loire45 15 38 2 N 3 24 30 6 E 45 260611 N 3 408500 E 45 260611 3 408500 France S 33 56 Jora Bridge no 54 m 177 ft 1918 Dombas Oppland62 05 35 3 N 9 06 19 5 E 62 093139 N 9 105417 E 62 093139 9 105417 Norway 10 57 Yixiantian Bridge一线天桥 54 m 177 ft Concrete deck 1966 Hanyuan County Sichuan29 18 24 1 N 102 57 04 3 E 29 306694 N 102 951194 E 29 306694 102 951194 China S 34 58 Gignac Bridge 50 m 164 ft 1810 Gignac Herault43 39 13 2 N 3 32 08 0 E 43 653667 N 3 535556 E 43 653667 3 535556 France S 35 59 Nogent sur Marne Viaduct fr 50 m x4 164 ft x4 Destroyed during the World War II 1856 Nogent sur Marne Val de Marne48 49 55 9 N 2 29 48 3 E 48 832194 N 2 496750 E 48 832194 2 496750 France S 36 60 Munderkingen Bridge 50 m 164 ft Tamped concrete archDestroyed in 1945 1893 Munderkingen Baden Wurttemberg48 14 13 8 N 9 38 37 2 E 48 237167 N 9 643667 E 48 237167 9 643667 Germany S 37 61 Eaux salees Viaduct fr 50 m 164 ft 1914 Carry le Rouet Bouches du Rhone43 19 58 1 N 5 11 06 2 E 43 332806 N 5 185056 E 43 332806 5 185056 France S 38 62 Tveitsund Bridge no 50 m 164 ft 1918 Treungen Telemark59 01 03 9 N 8 31 28 4 E 59 017750 N 8 524556 E 59 017750 8 524556 Norway 10 63 Baisha Bridge zh 白沙大桥 50 m x2 164 ft x2 1960 Jiande Zhejiang29 28 12 8 N 119 16 43 1 E 29 470222 N 119 278639 E 29 470222 119 278639 China S 39 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources See also editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates nbsp Transport portal nbsp Engineering portal List of longest arch bridge spans List of spans list of remarkable permanent wire spans References editStructurae com International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering Wuchaohe Bridge Jiuxigou Bridge Changhong Bridge Hongdu Bridge Pont de la Liberation Peace Bridge Longmen Bridge Solkan Bridge Adolphe Bridge Viaduc des Pierres Roizonne Viaduct Trezzo Bridge Sidi Rached Bridge Cabin John Aqueduct Bridge Sonnborn Railroad Bridge Veresk Bridge Gutach Bridge a b Illerbrucken Kempten La Balme Bridge Luitpoldbrucke Max Joseph Brucke Grosvenor Bridge Lavaur Railroad Bridge Pont du Gour Noir Wechselburg Gohren Bridge Huanghugang Bridge Wallstrassenbrucke Escot Viaduct Ballochmyle Viaduct Landwasser Bridge Wiesen Pelussin Tramway Bridge Rabastens Bridge Vieille Brioude Bridge Yixiantian Bridge Gignac Bridge Nogent sur Marne Viaduct Munderkingen Bridge Pont de la Calanque des Eaux Salees Baisha Bridge Others references Hu C W Hu Liu Zhou 2001 The longest span stone arch bridge in the world ARCH 01 PDF Paris Presses des Ponts p 667 ISBN 9782859783471 Retrieved 2009 01 18 Ou Z Chen B Stone arch bridges in Fujian China PDF Fuzhou University p 271 Archived from the original PDF on 7 July 2011 Retrieved 27 January 2017 Shanxi Danhe Bridge Arch bridges cn College of Civil Engineering Fuzhou 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